#aircraft  a vehicle that can fly
  supertype:  #craft  a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
  part:  #aircraft_engine  #aircraft_bay  #cabin.compartment  #cockpit  #fuel_system  #nose  #skeleton  #skin
  member of:  #aircraft_fleet
  subtype:  #bogy__bogie__bogey  an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft
  subtype:  #cruise_missile  an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb
  subtype:  #heavier-than-air_craft  a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
     subtype:  #airplane__aeroplane__plane  an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"
        subtype:  #airliner  a commercial airplane that carries passengers
           subtype:  #airbus  a subsonic jet airliner operated over short distances
           subtype:  #narrowbody_aircraft__narrowbody  a commercial airliner with a single aisle
           subtype:  #widebody_aircraft__widebody__twin-aisle_airplane  a commerical airliner with two aisles
        subtype:  #amphibious_aircraft__amphibian  an airplane designed to take off and land on water
        subtype:  #biplane  old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other
        subtype:  #bomber  a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
           subtype:  #B-52  US military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
           subtype:  #dive_bomber  a bomber that releases its bombs during a steep dive toward the target
        subtype:  #fighter_aircraft__fighteraircraft__fighter__attackaircraft  a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
           subtype:  #interceptor  a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
           subtype:  #kamikaze  a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II
        subtype:  #hangar_queen  an airplane with a bad maintenance record
        subtype:  #jet-propelled_plane__jetpropelledplane__jet__jetplane  an airplane powered by one or more jet engines
           subtype:  #jumbojet__jumbo_jet__jumbojet  a very large jet plane
           subtype:  #twinjet  a jet plane propelled by two jet engines
        subtype:  #monoplane  an airplane with a single wing
        subtype:  #multiengine_airplane__multiengineairplane__multiengine_plane__multiengineplane  a plane with two or more engines
        subtype:  #propeller_plane__propellerplane  an airplane that is driven by a propeller
           subtype:  #double-prop__double-propeller_plane__twin-prop__twin-propeller-plane  a propeller plane with an engine that drives two propellers in opposite directions (for stability)
           subtype:  #propjet__turboprop__turbopropellerplane  an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
           subtype:  #single_prop__single-propeller_plane  an propeller plane with a single propeller
        subtype:  #seaplane__hydroplane  an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane"
           subtype:  #floatplane__pontoon_plane__pontoonplane  a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water
           subtype:  #flying_boat  a large seaplane that floats on the full rather than on pontoons
        subtype:  #ski-plane__skiplane  an airplane equipped with skis so it can land on a snowfield
        subtype:  #turbojet__turboprop  airplane powered by a turbojet engine
     subtype:  #autogiro__autogyro__gyroplane  an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
     subtype:  #pilotless_aircraft__pilotlessaircraft__drone__radio-controlled_aircraft  an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control
     subtype:  #glider__sailplane  aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces
        subtype:  #hang_glider  a glider resembling a large kite; the rider hangs from it while descending from a height
     subtype:  #helicopter__chopper__whirlybird__eggbeater  an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
        subtype:  #cargo_helicopter__cargohelicopter  a helicopter that carries cargo
        subtype:  #shuttle_helicopter__shuttlehelicopter  a helicopter that shuttles back and forth
        subtype:  #single-rotor_helicopter  a helicopter having a single rotor
        subtype:  #skyhook.helicopter  helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
     subtype:  #orthopter__ornithopter  heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
  subtype:  #lighter-than-air_craft  aircraft supported by its own buoyancy
     subtype:  #airship__dirigible  a steerable self-propelled airship
        subtype:  #barrage_balloon__barrageballoon  an elongated tethered balloon or blimp with cables or net suspended from it to deter enemy planes that are flying low
           subtype:  #kite_balloon  a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
        subtype:  #blimp__sausage_balloon__sausageballoon__sausage  a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon
        subtype:  #zeppelin__Graf_Zeppelin  a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
     subtype:  #balloon  large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or hot air
        subtype:  #hot-air_balloon__hotairballoon  balloon for travel through the air in a basket suspended below a large bag of heated air
        subtype:  #meteorological_balloon  a small unmanned balloon set aloft to observe atmospheric conditions
           subtype:  #pilot_balloon__pilotballoon  meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
        subtype:  #trial_balloon.balloon__trialballoon  a balloon sent up to test air currents

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